Chapter 39

• Minutes passed like hours as I stood rooted to the spot, my mind swirling with a tumult of emotions. And then, as if summoned by the depths of my despair, I saw him.
• Anderson.
• His silhouette emerged from the shadows, his gaze fixed upon me with an intensity that stole the breath from my lungs. He was a vision of strength and beauty, his handsome features softened by the gentle curve of his lips, the tousled strands of his hair framing his face in a halo of golden light.